on $100k a year, leaving Fort Wayne
changea dispatch from
birmingham
AL
33.52°N
86.80°W
Birmingham was built on steel and reshaped by the civil rights movement, and you can feel both stories in the city. The Civil Rights Institute is essential, the food scene (Highlands Bar and Grill, Hot and Hot Fish Club, plenty more) is one of the most acclaimed in the South. The Vulcan statue, the largest cast-iron statue in the world, looks down on the city from Red Mountain. Younger than its reputation suggests.
the verdict
more each month than Fort Wayne ran you
You'd pay for Birmingham. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,407/mo
19% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
5%
$167/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,510/mo
$386 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$261k
3% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
1.2M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in birmingham.
Fort Wayne keeps to 161 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 28 days top 95° vs Fort Wayne's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.3× more on the calendar than Fort Wayne.
61/100
33% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Oak Mountain State Park, 12.8 mi.
79/100
12% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
20
100% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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